- Districts,
Balijas are
known as
Kavarais Census of India, 1901:
Madras (3 v.).
India Census Commissioner. 1902. p. 161.
Kavarai - A
Tamil synonym for Balija;...
-
smaller numbers in
Telangana and Kerala. In
Tamil Nadu, they are
known as
Kavarais.
Variations of the name in use in the
medieval era were Balanja, Bananja...
- hand
castes and were
headed by
Vellalas and
Tamilized Balijas,
known as
Kavarais. R. Nagaswamy, ed. (1997).
Studies in
South Indian History and Culture...
- hand
castes and were
headed by
Vellalas and
Tamilized Balijas,
known as
Kavarais. R. Nagaswamy, ed. (1997).
Studies in
South Indian History and Culture...
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Padannan Kavara (Other than
Telugu speaking or
Tamil speaking Balija,
Kavarai, Gavara, Gavari,
Gavarai Naidu,
Balija Naidu,
Gajalu Balija or
Valai Chetty)...
-
Padannan Kavara (other than
Telugu speaking or
Tamil speaking Balija,
Kavarai, Gavara, Gavarai,
Gavarai Naidu,
Balija Naidu,
Gajalu Balija or
Valai Chetty)...
-
legends of the
Telugu speaking castes Balijas (including
their offshoots Kavarais and Janappans) and
Togatas claim that
their ancestors were born from sacrificial...
-
connected through their involvement in trade,
while those calling themselves Kavarai were
simply using the
Tamil term for Balija. However,
other groups, such...
- vēḷāpuram, and in 64 katikati-tāvalam... ...comprising ceṭṭi, ceṭṭi-puttiran,
kavarai, kātrivan, kāmuntasvāmi, ōttan, ulpa****paikkaran, palakai, kōttai,., cinkam...
- Ayyavolu-500, Ubhayananadesigal, Settis, Settiguttas, Birudas, Biravaniges,
Kavarai, etc.
Temples were the
pivot around which socio-economic
activities of...
